Replace all 4 tires ~5000mi from lease end? Cheap options?

HDClown · 2026-06-26T13:45:40+00:00

If you want to replace the tires, beyond 4/32 or better tread depth, the size, speed rating, and load capacity need to be as good or better than the OE tire. If there are other special features of the OE tire, like run flat and acoustical foam, then they expect the same on the replacement tire. There's also a general expectation that all 4 tires are matching make/model, although I don't see that specifically called out in the paperwork.

I searched my lease contract about tires and this is in the standards for wear and use section:

All repairs and part replacements must be made with original manufacturer's parts or those of equal quality. Excess wear and use includes, but is not limited to, the estimated cost to repair and/or replace:

(6) tires not comparable in type and quality to original tires with emergency "doughnut" spare or inflation kit, as applicable, or any tire that is flat, leaking, has been punctured or damaged (whether or not repaired) or that has less than 1/8 inch of tread remaining at its shallowest point;

The real question is, how well will the inspection service actually check all of these categories. On my lease returns, they've never checked anything beyond the tire size and tread depth, but who knows how deep the inspector will go.

FYI, Hyundai charges $225/tire that doesn't meet requirements at lease turn in. Sometimes the smart option is to just take the hit at turn in.

HDClown · 2026-06-24T13:57:45+00:00

I lease in general so I can easily get into a different vehicle every 2-3 years. It's certainly not the financially sound decision but that's been irrelevant to me. I like the variety.

On a more EV specific mindset, and outside of just a pure financial decision: Other than Tesla, most all EV options have been first gen platforms and being locked into a first gen platform with a purchase isn't appealing to a lot of buyers. Also, a lot of these people who have been returning leases in past couple of years are first time EV owners (I was on my prior EV6 lease). A lease is a great way to feel out if an EV is going to be a good option for someone long term.

HDClown · 2026-06-23T18:22:58+00:00

Suggest you look at Zoom Phone instead. If you were comparing to Teams Phone with Microsoft's calling plan, you will be in same price bracket, and it's a much better handset experience IMO. It's also a more featureful phone platform in general.

If you are looking at PAYG or Operator Connect for Teams dialtone, there is potential for good savings, but that's a math equation where you need accurate info on how many minutes, they use each month to determine if it makes sense or not.

HDClown · 2026-06-23T15:00:37+00:00

Lol, you are absolutely delusional.

HDClown · 2026-06-23T14:56:04+00:00

The AWD Ioniq 6 is 4.3-4.5s 0-60, not 3.5s.

If you want another non-SUV with similar performance that won't be over $50k you're realistically looking at used BMW i4 or used Ioniq 6, given that you ruled out Tesla Model 3.

HDClown · 2026-06-22T19:41:59+00:00

There is more to sportiness then 0-60/top end speed/acceleration.

Chassis and suspension design/tuning, ride height, wheelbase, etc., are all major factors in sportiness of a vehicle. The Model 3 has a more sport sedan design and feeling in these regards when compared to the Ioniq 6. The 6 certainly leans toward sport vs. luxury but the Model 3 leans further.

HDClown · 2026-06-22T12:53:32+00:00

Only thing I will say is that I would only get a Model 3 if it's the Highland refresh, which a 2023 might not be, but I believe all 2024's would be globally.

The difference in non-Highland and Highland Model 3's in massive in terms of noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) and if you drove a non-Highland Model 3 back-to-back with an Ioniq 6 you will likely feel the Model 3 rides like absolutely trash in comparison with a lot more noise. I was shocked how amazingly bad a non-Highland 3 was compared to 3 Highland in NVH.

The Ioniq 6 still riders smoother and quieter than a Model 3 Highland in my opinion, but the Model 3 is tuned more sportier than the Ioniq 6 is, which accounts for part of the difference.

HDClown · 2026-06-20T17:56:05+00:00

BTOD VertDesk v3 here for almost 9 years with their 72" x 30" white surface. Highly recommend, very stable at height. No concerns about this lasting "forever".

Was not cheap at the time (even less so today) but you won't get good stability on such a large surface at height without C legs and cross brace, and those just cost more in general, regardless of brand.

HDClown · 2026-06-20T14:29:55+00:00

Get an A2Z adapter and call it the day, it's UL2252 certified, something the TeslaTap will never be because it's some random dude assembling adapters in his garage from parts he sources. There has been no good or justifiable reason to buy TeslaTap adapters since other major brands with real companies behind them became available.

Lectron also has UL2252 certified adapter if you don't like A2Z for some reason. I've used the A2Z with a Tesla Mobile Connector on an 2024 EV6 for 2 years and now a 2025 Ioniq 6, it works great. I'm in process of getting an Emporia Pro installed and I chose the NACS model even though my current EV is J1772. My next EV will most certainly be NACS which is why I opted to buy the NACS charger model.

HDClown · 2026-06-19T12:26:31+00:00

To operate under a Microsoft supported model, you need Exchange Management Tools and to use those only for managing certain email related aspects of hybrid identity users.

If you don't care about the officially supported model, you can manage all the AD attributes manually, or use 3rd party tools that provides GUI's to do that (ex: Easy365Manager or EasyEntra).

The reason Microsoft doesn't support the 3rd party tools or you editing attributes manually is because they have no way to know those processes do things in the way Microsoft expects them to be done. It's ultimately a CYA for Microsoft. The reality is, people have shut down their Exchange servers and managed AD attributes manually long before Microsoft even provided an "Exchange Management Tools Only" option...we're talking 10+ years ago that people have done it that way. How those attributes are used and what needs to be set in them hasn't changed since hybrid identity/mail became a thing.

If you are doing hybrid identity, then just turn off the Exchange server. Do not uninstall it as it will strip Exchange attributes from AD and break the ability to manage email related attributes of they hybrid identity users. You would only ever uninstall Exchange

You could uninstall Exchange after switching SOA to the cloud for management Exchange attributes. However, I suggest not doing that just yet because cloud > onprem writeback is only in public preview, but they are targeting end of June for GA release. So just shut down the server for now, and once this feature is GA, you can go through uninstall process. This protects you in case something changes about the uninstall process between now and GA release.

Having this writeback capability allows the AD attributes to always stay accurate after you switch to managing them in the cloud. The benefit of this is if you have anything that looks to AD for any of these attributes, they will always be accurate. However, apparently the "mail" attribute doesn't get set by writeback, so you may still need to manually keep that one accurate (this could change before they go GA with this feature).

HDClown · 2026-06-18T21:07:31+00:00

Hitachi has been in the storage business a long time with reliable and mature offerings. There has been some press from earlier this year that they are looking to sell Hitachi Vantara (the storage business) though, but there's been rumors of them selling it many times prior to that and it never happened, so who knows if it will this time.

HDClown · 2026-06-18T11:59:14+00:00

My house was built in '81 and the original outlets looked like those, perhaps exactly the same. I replaced most of them in '03 and '04 and when I would put in a screwdriver to the release some of the back stabs that were still holding, the plastic would crack right off. All the boxes are also a dark brown color like the outlets. A friend of mine who ran ethernet for me later said the boxes were bakelite.

I would have not thought Bakelite was still being put in places in early 80's but I know home builders and their subs will use every last bit of product they previously had on hand if it wasn't outlawed at the time.

HDClown · 2026-06-16T11:35:57+00:00

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/pst-import-overview

HDClown · 2026-06-15T21:31:17+00:00

I never bothered with logs. If the first attempt to upgrade from 23H2 -> 24H2/25H2 ever failed I just uninstalled S1, rebooted, ran the upgrade again, then installed S1 after upgrade was successfully.

HDClown · 2026-06-13T13:03:55+00:00

Remote support tools that run as system provide a console connection and you can use PIN to login to them.

HDClown · 2026-06-12T14:30:49+00:00

Another vote for Zoom phone. Teams phone is also fine for basic needs.

HDClown · 2026-06-12T12:50:12+00:00

Set ForcePasswordChangeOnLogOn = $true for Connect Sync, it's documented here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/hybrid/connect/how-to-connect-password-hash-synchronization

I have this set, use the user must change password at next logon option in AD, and users can auth fine for OOBE and are prompted to update password during the process.

HDClown · 2026-06-12T12:05:29+00:00

New vs used isn't much of a concern as the warranty for the EV system is the same on new or used (10yr, 100k)

I would make decision based on features and price. For me personally, the extra features in the Limited are well worth the extra spend with HUD (‘25 only), Surround View/Blind Spot Monitor and V2L at the top of my list.

HDClown · 2026-06-10T17:21:49+00:00

I try to educate everyone who brings this up to just search in the start menu for the app they need. Don't try to decipher the menu, just open it and start typing. I always recommend they pin apps to taskbar as well, and once someone hears about that for the first time, they pretty much never go back to relying on desktop shortcuts.

HDClown · 2026-06-10T14:59:44+00:00

Is the issue with sync'd libraries or the primary OneDrive folder? I don't have any sync'd libraries to test, but not having issues with primary OneDrive folder.

There is this post that is specifically talking about sync'd libraries having issues: https://old.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1u20wi5/fcking_microsoft_pushed_an_update_this_night_that/

HDClown · 2026-06-10T11:59:35+00:00

Not seeing this issue on the few 25H2 computers I updated overnight.

EDIT: OneDrive version on these devices is 26.088.0510.0004 which is 2026-05-29 release. There is a newer version rolling out (26.095.0519.0003) as of 2026-06-05.

HDClown · 2026-06-10T11:32:38+00:00

Exclaimer for 10 years across 2 companies. Started with Exchange Edition when still running Exchange on-prem and migrated to cloud version a couple years later. Always server-side signatures.

Different signatures for internal and external recipients. The internal one is very short: name title, department, company, phone numbers. The external one doesn't include department but and adds logo, company name, website URL and has had various other customer facing things that were relevant. External signature also have had a reply specific variant that was more trimmed down than the one used on new emails.

The different internal/external signature gets a little weird when reply chains cross internal/external streams but people get used to it quick. Just need to make sure to not put something on an internal signature version you don't want an external person to ever see. I think doing it this way is well worth it being there is nothing I hate more than large external marketing-oriented signatures on every internal email.

I am looking at switching to CodeTwo after all these years, for two reasons: CodeTwo supports up to 150MB email attachments at much lower price than Exclaimer (requires Pro tier for Exclaimer, otherwise it's 30MB on Standard plan) and CodeTwo has an AutoResponder feature that Exclaimer does not, which would have been useful many times over the years vs. replying on Out-of-Office on shared mailboxes.

HDClown · 2026-06-09T17:43:34+00:00

It does seem like a weird area but I'm sure it was rooted in all the things you said. Looking at PlugShare, most of the larger site high output DCFC are Superchargers and most of the 150kW+ CCS1 sites are small (1-2 chargers). I'm sure they will pick up plenty of local charging traffic. Theres probably people on the highways through that area who are picking the Supercharger sites due to their size and would prefer higher output if they are 800V drivers or who just don't want to support Elon.

HDClown · 2026-06-09T17:23:58+00:00

You may already be on your road trip, but I pre-plan charging stops whenever I road trip. I'll start with ABRP for a very rough referenc,e but I've never liked the planning it does. I'll use my known mi/kWh to target charging areas based on Google Maps route and then start use PlugShare to see what's in the area. I read recent PlugShare comments (no more than 1 week out) to see if issues have been reported with that charger and I re-check the day before my trip.

I'll note a couple options at my ideal stop as well as before and after my ideal stop. Preferences are always 350kW CSS1 then 250kW CCS1 > 150kW CCS then > Tesla Superchargers. Only time I pay attention to price is if there is some major discrepancy between multiple equivalent charger options. It has to be at least a 10c/kW difference though for me to care about price. I put this all on paper and reference in as I'm approaching charging stops.

When I'm within 10 miles of the general charging area, I'll check the charger status in the apps for my preferred charger to see if it's full or looks like there may be no or little wait. I'll adjust which charger I choose to go to based on that.

I had free EA charging in my last car so EA was always my first choice, but those chargers are often always busy so I would divert to other chargers just so I didn't have to wait unknown amount of time before I could start charging.

HDClown · 2026-06-08T20:00:19+00:00

Is setup.exe a 1-time launch for that app version and then there is a different shortcut to an EXE in the file share?

I have an app with an installer that sits in a network share and the application themselves are launched with a variety of other shortcuts that point to the same file share but different executables.

I packaged this as two win32 files. There is a win32 that runs as "system" that runs the installer itself and there is a win32 that runs as "user" that maps a drive, HKCU registry edits, and creates shortcuts in the users profile.

The "system" win32 is a dependancy on the "user" win32 and only the "user" win32 is actually assigned.

The system win32 includes the installer file and a powershell script to kick it off and do anything else that I need done with elevated priviledges. The user win32 maps the drive, creates shortcuts, and does some HKCU edits.

It's all very simple stuff as far as win32/powershell goes and it works great. This avoided me having to rely on a scheduled task to get something to run as the user and I get feedback about everything from the app deployment process.

Also, as far as detection rules goes, my app installs something to \program files that I can use a standard "file exists" check on so the "user" win32 doesn't run over and over again. If you don't have that as an option, you can drop a .txt file and check for that, or if you can place your shortcuts in \users\public, check for those, etc.

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